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Religion

A Life Chain rally will be held this Sunday from 2-3:30 p.m. at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Gallatin Street in Vandalia.
Organizers say that the rally will be a "peaceful and prayerful public witness of pro-life individuals standing for prayer for our nation and for an end to abortion."
Only official Life Chain signs will be used during the event, and will be made available to participants.

Students at Vandalia High School observed "See You at the Pole" day last Wednesday.

The nationwide, student-led movement encourages students to gather around their school's flagpole and pray for their school and their community. This year's observance, led by Ryan Ambuehl, involved several students, teachers and community residents. A similar event was held at Vandalia Junior High School.

By Edith Elliott
Donna Smith, Monday's pianist at Evergreen Outreach, started the meeting with many golden oldies. They included "God Bless America," "You're a Grand Old Flag," "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Good Old Dad," "Mocking Bird Hill" and "Bless This House."
Volunteers Marie Sutton, Charlene Jett, Jeanne Schlicht, Jill Zimmerman and Ruth Ann Scott served cookies, ice cream and drinks.

We must be extremely cautious to not impose a personal view into the Scriptures. As teachers and students of the word, we must “rightly divide the word.” Being a good steward of the word is a weighty responsibility.

By Charlene M. Jett
You can tell it’s football season, because on Monday we had to PUNT! More about that later.
Betty Schulte played the piano as we started our meeting. We had a full 10 tables, and caught up on the past week as we had our refreshments. Cindy Hunter, our program manager for the day, set the stage for the Rev. Ernie Flowers. Let me tell you a little about him. He has two children (both around 60 years old), which, according to his own words, makes him "older than dirt." Ha!

An archery clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church.
The clinic, sponsored by the Nimrod Squad, includes archery games, prizes and lunch. The cost is $5 per person, and all ages are invited.
The church is located seven miles northwest of Vandalia on Ill. Route 185.
For more information, call Steve Bowen at 339-5244 or Tony Flowers, at 337-967-4482.
To register, e-mail Bowen at: stevebo64@ymail.com.

A three-day revival is planned for Sept. 21-23 at New Bethel Baptist Church northwest of Ramsey.
Preaching during the revival will be David Keyes, an evangelist from Paducah, Ky., who formerly lived in Fillmore.
Evening services will be held at 7 p.m. each night, and a basket dinner homecoming event will be held on Sunday.
For more information, call the Rev. Larry Arndt at 217-851-1779 or 283-2396.